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A DIY house party venue that operated from musician Brian Feary’s Richmond home between 2011 and 2017. London Street became a focal point of Christchurch’s post-earthquake underground scene, hosting all-ages shows from The Dance Asthmatics, Carb on Carb, X-Ray Charles, and others connected to the Melted Ice Cream label.
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Christchurch lo-fi collective founded by Luke Towart in 2012, recorded to four-track cassette. Members have included Brian Feary, Ben Woods and Adam Hattaway. Their 2023 album The Giant's Lawn was named one of the best New Zealand albums of the year by Rolling Stone NZ.
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Auckland experimental/noise rock group releasing cassettes and vinyl through Night People, Hideotic and Selection Records. The A-Team released 2019 on Melted Ice Cream.
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Christchurch lo-fi solo project of James G. Sullivan. Released cassette EPs from 2013 before debuting on vinyl with In The Marigolds (2022) and Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn (2024) on Melted Ice Cream.
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Christchurch guitarist and songwriter, member of Wurld Series and Salad Boys. Released Put (2019) and Dispeller (2022) on Melted Ice Cream.
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Power-pop group from Rangiora, Canterbury. Released Life Under The Big Top EP (2018) and albums On An Unhistoric Night (2022) and The Hollow Husk of Feeling (2024) on Melted Ice Cream and Meritorio Records.
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Woolston, Christchurch alt rock'n'roll band led by guitarist and singer Adam Hattaway (formerly of Wurld Series and The Eastern). Seven studio albums in seven years, from the 2018 debut All Dat Love through to Hot Variety (2025). Rooster (2021) reached #16 on the NZ album charts and was playlisted on 40-plus US radio stations.
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Biography Coolade (not to be confused with later group Kool-Aid) were a young trio from Christchurch who performed in and around the local All-Ages…
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Auckland emo/pop-punk duo Nicole Gaffney and James Stuteley toured seventeen times around New Zealand and fifteen times through Australia over twelve years, releasing three LPs of mathy, heartfelt punk before calling it a day in 2024.
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The Transistors are a garage, punk and power-pop trio from Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand, active since the late 2000s and known for a prolific run of self-released and small-label vinyl, cassette and digital recordings across more than fifteen years.
Live Music Reviews and Photos
FLASHBACK to July 2022 — Dance Asthmatics and God Destroyer at Darkroom, Christchurch.
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Indie pop-rock out of Christchurch based around Joe Sampson (guitar / vocals / keys / bass etc) with James Sullivan (drums) and Ben Ordering (bass) on most of their recordings. Strong on melody with big chiming guitar and unfussy rhythmic backing, their songs have a timeless quality to them - sometimes jangling, sometimes driving, and with Sampson's powerful guitar playing always ready to attack.
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Brash, noisy, post-Earthquake Christchurch group who made a bit of a splash with the 'Welcome to Mediocrity' release on local label Melted Ice Cream in 2012.
